Giuffré, 2012.The subject of crimes against Public Administration is one of the most tormented areas of criminal law, having undergone a series of reforms from 1990 to the present that have significantly affected the penal statute of the P.A.Law 6 November 2012 n. 190 (Provisions for the prevention and repression of corruption and illegality in public administration) arises from a dual need, due on one hand to the inadequacy of some crimes against the P.A., particularly corruption, and on the other to the necessity of complying with obligations arising from international conventions.
The reform is characterized by the introduction of new criminal offenses into the penal system of Public Administration, such as undue inducement to give or promise benefits and trafficking of illicit influences, as well as by the tightening of criminal sanctions, especially concerning the crime of proper corruption for acts contrary to official duties, probably dictated also by the need to extend the statute of limitations.